(Scientific
Processes) All students will develop problem-solving,
decision-making and inquiry skills, reflected by formulating
usable questions
and hypotheses, planning experiments, conducting systematic
observations, interpreting and analyzing data, drawing
conclusions, and communicating results.
Standard 5.2
(Science and Society) All students
will develop an understanding of how people of various cultures
have contributed to the advancement of science and technology,
and how major discoveries and events have advanced science
and technology.
Standard 5.3
(Mathematical Applications) All
students will integrate mathematics as a tool for problem-solving
in science, and as a means of expressing and/or modeling scientific
theories.
Standard 5.4
(Nature and Process of Technology)
All students will understand the interrelationships between
science and technology and develop a conceptual understanding
of the nature and process of technology.
Standard 5.5
(Characteristics of Life) All students
will gain an understanding of the structure, characteristics,
and basic needs of organisms and will investigate the diversity
of life.
Standard 5.6
(Chemistry) All students will
gain an understanding of the structure and behavior of matter.
Standard 5.7
(Physics) All students will gain
an understanding of natural laws as they apply to motion, forces,
and energy transformations.
Standard 5.8
(Earth Science) All students
will gain an understanding of the structure, dynamics, and
geophysical systems of the earth.
Standard 5.9
(Astronomy & Space
Science) All students will gain an understanding of the origin,
evolution,
and structure of the universe.
Standard 5.10
(Environmental Studies) All students
will develop an understanding of the environment as a system
of interdependent components affected by human activity and
natural phenomena.